Cefn Croes Wind Project, Wales, United Kingdom
Key Data:
Operators
Cambrian Wind Energy (now part of Falck)
Start of operation
June 2005
Key Data:
Location
Cefn Croes, Wales, 15km east of Aberystwyth
Type of facility
Onshore wind farm
Output power
58.5MW
Project cost
Around £35 million
Turbines
39 x GE 1.5MW wind turbines
Project owners
Renewable Development Company (RDC)
Land owned by
Forestry Commission
Co-developers
RDC and GE Energy (the project has since been acquired by Falck Renewables Limited)
Subcontractors
Tarmac, Jones Bros
Power sold to
Non-Fossil Fuel Purchasing Agency, distributed to the national grid through SP ManWeb
Generation capacity
Around 40,000 households
Area
7.5km² of land
Project approval
May 2002
Target completion
October 2004
No of employees
4 x long-term
